Living Water Community Church

We were looking at the end of Solomon’s prayer of dedication of the temple. What we saw as we worked through his last 3 petitions was Solomon interceded for the gentiles who would be coming to worship the God of Israel. This had to be a radical idea to the Jews who saw themselves as God’s chosen people. They were quick to point out their superiority and part of this was the history of God’s intervention on their behalf even against other people. But God’s promises to Abraham included the promise to draw all the nations to God through Israel. Solomon’s prayer really reinforces this idea and sees it at least being fulfilled in part through worship at the temple. Then Solomon turns his attention to God granting them victory in battle if the people turn to God and call on Him. And finally Solomon ends his prayer by pointing out how the people are bound to sin because we all sin. He asks God to grant them forgiveness even if they are carried away to a foreign land. He asks God to hear them and to grant them favor